Texas has plenty of native things that can potentially hurt us, like scorpions and coyotes and, well, lawmakers, so the last ...

Researchers have found a particular fungal infection that has been able to wipe out entire colonies of crazy tawny ants.

Fire and water do not normally mix. But when it comes to these imported fire ants, water is not a problem. In this ...

Hybrid fire ants are bad news Mother Nature has thrown a new wrinkle into the mix − a new hybrid ant that's a merger of the two invasive fire ant species that have reached U.S. shores.

Climate change is making fire ants a hot topic in Florida. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface.

Fire ants, also called red ants, are originally from South America but have spread as far north as southern Virginia and Tennessee. Wherever they go, they build large mounds in open areas.

AUSTIN (KXAN) – It might sound unbelievable, but residents of Texas’ capital are reporting fire ants floating on floodwaters, forming living rafts out of their own bodies. On Wednesday morning ...

Fire ants First introduced to the state in the 1960s, fire ants are a familiar and feared presence across South Carolina. Fire ants are a reddish-brown color and have a darker abdomen.

Hybrid fire ants are bad news Mother Nature has thrown a new wrinkle into the mix − a new hybrid ant that's a merger of the two invasive fire ant species that have reached U.S. shores.

Fire ants First introduced to the state in the 1960s, fire ants are a familiar and feared presence across South Carolina. Fire ants are a reddish-brown color and have a darker abdomen.